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(1805-1875) Danish writer. Hans Christian Andersen combined folk legends with his own imagination to produced fairy tales that are still appreciated today. He was trained as a singer and actor before achieving success as a playwright and novelist. Books About Hans Christian Andersen Born in the slums of Odense, Denmark, Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) was a weaver/tailor and factory worker. He finally attended grammar school and Copenhagen University; and he began to write musical drama, prose arabesques, plays, novels, and travel sketches. Read more books about Hans Christian Andersen. Classic Literature Writer: Hans Christian Andersen In 1835, Andersen published "Fairy Tales for Children," which contained four short stories. He eventually wrote 168 fairy tales. Read on.

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Andersen, Hans Christian

For Hans Christian Andersen (b. April 2, 1805), real life was hardly a fairy tale. The child of a young shoemaker and an alcoholic laundress, Hans lived with his family in a single room in Odense, Denmark, where he relied upon his imagination for entertainment. Encouraged by his parents and strongly influenced by the plays of Shakespeare and Ludvig Holberg, Andersen spent his time making clothes for his toy puppet theatre, reading as many books as he could and memorizing entire plays. Although Andersen's father was rumored to be a descendant of Danish royalty, the claim has never been substantiated. He died in poverty in 1816, forcing the young Andersen to work as an apprentice and cigarette factory worker to support his family. An effeminate young teenager, Andersen was relentlessly teased by fellow factory workers, who pulled down his pants to satisfy their curiosities about his gender. When his stage career at the Royal Danish Theatre failed, Andersen took an interest in writing poetry. Not long afterwards, his luck finally took a turn for the better. He published his first short story in 1822, "The Ghost at Palmatoke's Grave," thereby launching his career as a writer. A chance meeting with King Fredrick VI of Denmark led to the monarch's decision to personally finance Andersen's education at Slagelse and Elsinore until 1827. He was reported to have been an unhappy student, teased again by fellow students and abused by his teacher in order "to build character."

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Encyclopedia Article FindPrintE-mailBlog It Multimedia 2 items Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875), Danish author, whose fairy tales have been translated into more than 80 languages and have inspired plays, ballets, films, and works of sculpture and painting. Born in Odense, he suffered from poverty and neglect during his childhood, and when he was 14 years of age he ran away to Copenhagen. There he worked for Jonas Collin, director of the Royal Theater, until Collin raised money to provide him with an education. Andersen had poetry and prose published and plays produced beginning in 1822. His first success was âA Walk from Holmen's Canal to the East Point of the Island of Amager in the Years 1828 and 1829â (1829), a fantastic tale imitative of the style of German writer

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The Ice Maiden rules the cold snowcapped mountains of Switzerland. Before Rudy was a year old, the Ice Maiden claimed his father into the icy depths of the mountains and now she wants Rudy too. The precocious little boy must now do everything in his power to resist the lure of the Ice Maiden . . . and escape her frosty grasps. Hans Christian Andersen was, in his day, a well-known storyteller. His work has been translated into many languages and many media, as well. One of his famous fairy tale stories is "The Little Mermaid." zurückANBKontakt var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E"));

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THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES THE SWINEHERD THE REAL PRINCESS I. A Beginning II. What Happened to the Councillor III. The Watchman's Adventure IV. A Moment of Head Importance - An Evening's "Dramatic Readings" - A Most Strange Journey V. Metamorphosis of the Copying-Clerk VI. The Best That the Galoshes Gave THE FIR TREE THE SNOW QUEEN FIRST STORY. Which Treats of a Mirror and of the Splinters SECOND STORY. A Little Boy and a Little Girl THIRD STORY. Of the Flower-Garden At the Old Woman's Who Understood Witchcraft FOURTH STORY. The Prince and Princess

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Programme Name: Details: Andersen's Musical TalesHANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN was as interested in music and drama as he was in literature. Andrew Mcgregor talks to musicologist, Anna Harwell Celenza, about Andersen's thoughts on music and the musicians he met, and the resultant influence on his writing. With readings from Michael Maloney... Bbc Proms 2005 ...Fairy tales open and close this Prom, with Lyadov's trilogy of folk-infused tone poems and Stravinsky's ballet inspired by HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN . Oliver Knussen's settings of four Walt Whitman poems contrast with a new dark and wild orchestral piece from leading German-born composer Detlev Glanert.... Composer Of The WeekHANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN (bass)... Fantastic Tales ...by HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN . A wise scholar grants his shadow freedom, releasing him into society to live as a man. But his act of generosity goes badly awry. Read by Peter Capaldi ... Granada ...By HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN . Andersen's visit to Granada in the 1860s brought out some stark contrasts - the gaiety of the street festivals and the strange menace of the Alhambra... Read by Hugh Dickson.... In Search Of Hans Christian AndersenReading Aloud ...`Granada'. HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN 's visit to the city in the 1860s brought out some stark contrasts - the gaiety of the street festivals and the strange menace of the Alhambra. Read by Hugh Dickson ...

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Encyclopedia Article Find in this articleView printer-friendly pageE-mail Multimedia 3 items Andersen, Hans Christian (1805-1875), Danish author of fairy tales, born in Odense. His childhood was one of poverty and neglect, and when he was 14 years of age he ran away to Copenhagen. He worked for Jonas Collin, director of the Royal Theatre, for some time until Collin raised money to provide him with an education. Although Andersen had poetry and prose published and plays produced from 1822 on, his first success was A Walk from Holmen's Canal to the East Point of the Island of Amager in the Years 1828 and 1829 , a fantastic tale imitative of the style of the German writer E.T.A. Hoffmann. His first novel